{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-201","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-201","heading":"Recognized parents.","body":"A person may establish parentage by any of the following:\n(1) Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in article 8 of this chapter;\n(2) Adoption of the child pursuant to chapter 7 of title 15;\n(3) An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under article 3 of this chapter;\n(4) An adjudication of parentage under this chapter, including adjudications based on an admission of parentage under § 15-8.1-111;\n(5) A presumption of parentage under article 4 of this chapter, unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made under article 3 of this chapter;\n(6) An adjudication of de facto parentage under article 5 of this chapter;\n(7) An adjudication that an alleged genetic parent is a parent under article 6 of this chapter;\n(8) Consent to assisted reproduction under article 7 of this chapter; or\n(9) Establishment of parentage under article 8 of this chapter.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 8.1 Uniform Parentage Act","Article 2 Establishment of Parentage"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-8.1/15-2/15-8.1-201.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:36Z","sha256":"a9df516b5fcd99d93195139cf8bf8d29548d4ba7f0e727ea22ec657d86fc4f64","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-115","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}